CN101240745A - Internal combustion engine using opposed pistons - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a combustion cylinder of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a first component restricted by a first hollow pipe including a predetermined length, the size and shape of the first hollow pipe are equipped to adapt to contain at least one piston performing reciprocating movement inside the hollow pipe, the first hollow pipe restricts a combustion chamber with high thermal coefficient of expansion and low heat conductivity; mixture of the fuel and the air can be introduced into the combustion chamber for compression and ignition; a second component including the high thermal coefficient of expansion and high heat conductivity and adjacent to the first component; a third component provided around the first hollow pipe and including the combustion chamber which includes low thermal coefficient of expansion and low heat conductivity and is adjacent to the first hollow pipe.
Description
Patent application of the present invention is be on October 2nd, 2002, denomination of invention the applying date for " using the internal-combustion engine of opposed pistons ", national applications number be dividing an application of 02828207.8 patent application.
Technical field
The present invention relates to reciprocal internal-combustion engine, particularly relate to a kind of combustion cylinders of follow-on reciprocal internal-combustion engine.
Background technique
As everyone knows, the diesel engine of Reciprocatory, petrol engine and steam engine utilize piston, connecting rod and bent axle that the piston motion of linearity is converted to rotatablely move usually.This transfer process obviously can produce sizable lateral load to piston, and this need adopt oil lubrication to come the friction and wear of control piston skirt section and cylinder, and described transfer process can cause motor quite heavy.In order to prevent that oil from damaging and the forfeiture greasy property, the temperature of cylinder wall and piston side wall and piston ring remains below below 350 Fahrenheit temperature usually.Usually, these motors must comprise the cooling system of one discarded at least 25% total heat energy, and described heat energy is discharged into atmosphere, and this heat energy is if discardedly originally can provide shaft horsepower.
As hereinafter will be described herein in more detail, motor of the present invention is different from prior art, and it floats in having the cylinder of air cushion piston by absorbing lateral load, otherwise described load will be carried on the piston away from the position of piston place.The unique distinction of motor of the present invention is to use the air supply pipe of being made by flexible material, it makes piston ring and piston keep concentric and air is supplied with the piston ring recess of one, with respect to cylinder fluid static(al) ground compression ring piston and piston ring are floated on pressurized air is rolled into a ball.Motor of the present invention also uses a kind of unique bearing assembly that is connected on quadratic crank mechanism and the cam, with transferring power and reduce lateral load on the piston.Motor of the present invention also uses unique cross-over connection system, is used to store basic pressurized air, and described air is compressed, with the firing chamber that is used for the purge combustible substance and before burning the air of preheating is supplied with the firing chamber.
The inventor of an artificial U. S. Patent 5,551,383 of invention of the present invention.This patent disclosure rely on the use of compressed-air actuated air-flotation system, described pressurized air is provided by main compression cylinder, described cylinder is concentric with actuating cylinder.5,551,383 patents are also used one four push and pull system, but disclosed system is quite complicated, with to-and-fro motion in working engine, and do not have the advantage of unique four push and pull system of the present invention.The same also not working power with the present invention of 5,551,383 patents cylinder, described cylinder control heat is to allow the higher temperature of use in firing chamber and the actuating cylinder.Open in the present invention and claimed other improves 5,551, and be not open or provide enlightenment in 383 patents; when taking into consideration when independent consideration 5,551,383 patents or with itself and other correlation technique; the qualified patent that obtains of relative 5,551,383 patents of the present invention.
Authorized A.Lowi on December 27th, 1994, Jr. U. S. Patent 5,375,567 discloses a kind of two-cycle engine, its do not need to cool off and use two biharmonic cams come under various loads of balance and the speed back and forth and rotatablely move, thereby avoid all lateral loads.Will describe in detail as following, the present invention does not claim unlubricated ability to work, although motor of the present invention does not need the oiling agent (as most of piston engines) of lubricant oil as piston, it uses air as oiling agent.The present invention also uses a kind of four push and pull system to reduce lateral load.In addition, the present invention uses unique Sealing to seal and absorbs slight lateral load, and described lateral load can appear at the piston place of motor.
Other uses opposed pistons and mediation type cam but does not comprise the patent that lateral load is minimized or eliminate its push and pull system is authorized E.B.Burns as April 6 nineteen thirty-seven US2, authorized the US1 of L.M.Woolson on January 6th, 076,334 and 1931,788,140.
The patent that also has some using gases rather than oil lubrication in addition in the prior art.For example authorized people's such as Shapiro US4 on June 26th, 1984,455,974, it uses the gas that produces in motor to come hydrostatic ground to support piston ring.Similarly, authorized the US4 of Kubo on July 21st, 1987,681,326 use engine gas to come the supporting piston ring.On September 5th, 1978 was authorized Davison, the US4 of Jr, and 111,104, use engine gas to come the supporting piston ring.Authorized the US3 of K.W.Lenger on December 11st, 1973,777,722 disclose a kind of Annulation-free piston, and this piston has and is used to the gas that reduces to rub.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of combustion cylinders of improved internal-combustion engine.Comprise: first member that limits by first hollow tube with predetermined length, the size and dimension of described first hollow tube is set to be suitable for holding at least one pistons reciprocating within it, described first hollow tube limits a firing chamber with high thermal expansion coefficient and low heat conductivity, and fuel and AIR MIXTURES can be introduced in this firing chamber and be compressed and light; Second member with high thermal expansion coefficient and high heat conductivity and contiguous described first member; One has the described firing chamber of low thermal expansion coefficient and low heat conductivity and contiguous described first hollow tube and is arranged on the 3rd member around described first hollow tube, wherein, described first, the second and the 3rd member interacts to reduce the taper configuration of described first member along described predetermined length, promptly at first by holding the heat in the described firing chamber and reduce the expansion of described firing chamber by described the 3rd member, then by guiding the heat that produces in the described firing chamber and distribute described heat, to keep even substantially along the temperature of the described first member length along described first member by described second member.
The present invention includes an internal-combustion engine, this internal-combustion engine has the housing of at least one cylinder of encapsulation, and described cylinder has reciprocating opposed pistons in cylinder.Opposed power cam is installed on the pto.Each power cam can be connected on the respective pistons in the opposed pistons with turning round.End plate is installed on the housing and with housing and is divided into central part and end.At least one has within it that the cylinder of reciprocating opposed pistons is installed in the central part, and is installed in each end in each opposed power cam.Opposed pistons have can turn round piston is connected to connecting rod on the cam.End plate has the opening that is used for back and forth accepting connecting rod.Unique Sealing is set so that the relative central part in end seals and make the relative end plate sealing of cylinder.The whole motor of design preferred embodiment so that all elasticity coefficient are remained under the acceptable value, thereby is avoided any undesigned weakening of joint in the motor.
Actuating cylinder of the present invention is designed uniquely, with the length allocation heat along actuating cylinder, to avoid the taper configuration of cylinder.Actuating cylinder has first member that is limited by one first hollow tube, and described pipe has predetermined length.First hollow tube is suitable for accepting at least one pistons reciprocating in first hollow tube.First hollow tube defines a firing chamber, and wherein fuel and air mixture can be introduced and be compressed and light.This first hollow tube has high thermal expansion coefficient and low heat conductivity.
There is contiguous described first member of one second member to install.This second member has high thermal expansion coefficient and high heat conductivity.
There is one the 3rd member to be arranged on around first hollow tube, the firing chamber of contiguous first hollow tube.The 3rd member has low thermal expansion coefficient and low heat conductivity.
Described first, second interacts to reduce the taper configuration of first member with the 3rd member, promptly at first include in heat in the firing chamber and reduce the expansion of firing chamber by the 3rd member, then by distributing the heat that produces in the described firing chamber along first member, to keep even substantially along the temperature of the first member length along second member guiding heat.
Motor of the present invention also uses a bearing assembly, and described assembly is given a pair of power cam with the transmission of power that combustion process produces.Described bearing assembly has a housing, the opposed supporting leg that this housing has an end face and extends from this end face.Described supporting leg has internal surface and outer surface in opposite directions.Outside the internal surface that a pair of extends in opposite directions, pair of pin extends to outside the outer surface, and described axle and pin are coaxial.
One or four connecting rod meanss are connected on the described pin, and guide wheel is connected on the described axle.Guide wheel has a first round and second takes turns, the diameter of the first round than second take turns big.Opposed cam has the track that relative spacing is opened.The first round engages with a track, and second takes turns with another track and engage.
Piston of the present invention also is designed to comprise the combustion surface in opposite directions with periphery uniquely, and the periphery of each combustion surface has a molded surface (profiled sueface) separately, and described molded surface cooperates to form a firing chamber between the piston combustion surface.This allows that combustion surface seals substantially, with the thermal loss of firing chamber during the minimizing burning.
By detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, can understand these and other feature of the present invention better with various alternatives and embodiment, wherein similarly reference number is represented similar parts.
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Fig. 1 is the stereogram of motor of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the side view of motor of the present invention, and its middle shell and actuating cylinder are shown in broken lines.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of power cam of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the partial perspective view of bearing assembly of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the part sectioned view of described power cam, and the wheel of the bearing assembly that contacts with the relative wall of power cam is shown.
Fig. 6 is the exploded view of the wheel of bearing assembly of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the stereogram of main compression cylinder, and wherein actuating cylinder is shown in broken lines.
Fig. 7 A is the stereogram of actuating cylinder.
Fig. 7 B is for being installed to the stereogram of the main compression cylinder on the intake manifold by suction tude.
Fig. 7 C is a sectional view, and being connected of actuating cylinder and main compressed manifold and end plate is shown.
Fig. 7 D is the stereogram of the annular spring of the low radial load of the present invention.
Fig. 7 E is the stereogram of the ring of Fig. 7 D.
Fig. 8 A-8F is the schematic representation of the work cycle of expression motor of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the stereogram of end plate of the present invention.
Figure 10 is the sectional view of described actuating cylinder, and the piston that is in upper dead center is shown.
Figure 11 is the exploded view of piston of the present invention.
Figure 12 is the partial sectional view of described piston, and hydrostatic bearing of the present invention is shown.
Figure 13 is the partial perspective view of piston ring of the present invention.
Figure 14 is the sectional view of described rod seal assembly.
Figure 15 is the partial perspective view of described rod seal assembly.
Figure 16 is the sectional view of rod seal assembly of the present invention.
Figure 17 is the partial sectional view of motor, expression R supply lines connector.
Figure 18 is a partial sectional view of the present invention, represents oil slinger of the present invention.
Figure 19 is mounting rod of the present invention and front rod mechanism.
Figure 20 is the sectional view of bearing assembly of the present invention and cam.
Figure 21 is the sectional view of described motor, and two actuating cylinders are shown, and running shaft extends between these two actuating cylinders.
Figure 22 is the stereogram of air floating piston ring of the present invention.
Figure 23 is the sectional view of air-bearing piston ring of the present invention.
Figure 24 is the sectional view of the suction port of process air floating piston ring.
Figure 25 is the sectional view of the bypass groove of process air floating piston ring of the present invention.
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In a preferred embodiment, engine configurations of the present invention described herein has four cylinders and eight pistons, each axially compresses symmetrically radially opposed piston set and expands, thereby make motor run duration unbalanced load whenever minimize or eliminate described load, in order to a vibrationless relatively motor to be provided.Because the output shaft rotation once, each piston set " igniting " twice is so produce the moment of torsion of twice under half RPM.Although the present invention comprises specific parameter in a preferred embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art knows, also can use other parameter under the situation that does not depart from the scope of the invention, and described parameter comprises the number of piston and associated cylinder.Can recognize that two opposed pistonss will constitute the minimal amount of piston and cylinder in every single cylinder, be further appreciated that can use than four cylinders and eight pistons and Duo or few cylinder and piston.
Fig. 1 is the stereogram of motor of the present invention, and this motor is marked by reference number 10 usually, and it comprises the modular cylindric engine housing body device 12 of making around running shaft 14, and described running shaft is used for the rotation around the axis A of motor.Axle 14 stretches out from front end 16 and rear end 18.Around engine housing body 12 be intake manifold 20 and outlet pipe 22, they and air inlet piston and exhaust pition link.Suction tude 24 makes the air inlet piston link to each other with manifold 20.In the disclosed embodiment, outlet pipe is directly connected to the mouth place of contiguous exhaust pition.To describe in greater detail as the back, the suction port 80 that is arranged in the intake manifold 20 imports fresh atmosphere in the piston-cylinder, and described intake manifold can comprise suitable filter.The relief opening that adjacent row tracheae 22 is provided with is discharged to useless products of combustion in the atmosphere.
Fuel enters cylinder by nozzle 30, and by the fuel conduit fueling, described fuel conduit is not illustrated described nozzle under pressure.Fuel from fuel container is pressurizeed by suitable jet pump in known manner.In a preferred embodiment, supplementary equipment is driven by running shaft 14, and described running shaft extends from front end 16, and be used to drive the power of load will the 18 axle outputs of stretching out from the rear end.Certainly, this is selectable, and the power that is used for supplementary equipment or load can be from arbitrary end output of running shaft 14.Be appreciated that engine-driven load will comprise passenger vehicle, land vehicle, aircraft and water surface traffic tool propulsion device, auxiliary power unit, motor, ground moving vehicle etc. ad lib.
With reference to Fig. 2, shown in motor in, the actuating cylinder device 36 that has four edges circumferentially uniformly-spaced to be provided with, they are shown in broken lines in Fig. 2.To describe the structure of actuating cylinder device 36 below in greater detail.Actuating cylinder device 36 supporting (eight) piston, i.e. 38 pairs of four exhaust pitions 40 of four air inlet pistons.
Running shaft 14 is connected on opposed power cam 46 and 48 and by its rotation (Fig. 2,3).In a preferred embodiment, described cam is made out of steel and aluminum, but also can use other material.Cam 46 and 48 also axially is arranged in the motor body 12 with one heart.Power cam 48 and 46 is driven by air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 by connecting rod 58 and 56 respectively, and they can be connected on the corresponding bearing assembly 60 with turning round.With reference to Fig. 4, bearing assembly 60 comprises the housing 62 that is roughly U-shaped, and this housing has sidewall 64 and 66, supporting leg 65 and top 68.In the disclosed embodiment, top 68 and supporting leg 65 are one. Connecting rod 56 and 58 passes top 68 by a hexagonal nuts bolt 67 and enters in the nut in bar 56 and 58 and be connected to a corresponding bearing assembly 60.In a preferred embodiment, the elasticity factor of linkage structure (spring factor) is determined in advance as greater than 3.Further, in all linkage structures of motor 10 of the present invention, need be greater than 3 spring rate (spring rate).Described spring rate is determined by following formula:
The area of each parts of A=
The E=Young's modulus
The length of each parts of L=
By example, if screw bolt and nut is used to connect one group of member, then the elasticity factor is determined by the ratio of the elasticity coefficient of described bolt:
Described sidewall 64 and 66 respectively bears two rolling bearings 70 and 72 (Fig. 5).Bearing 70 is a motive bearing, and bearing 72 is the bearing that resets. Bearing 70 and 72 is co-axially mounted on the coaxial pin 73, and described pin is interior side-prominent from each sidewall 64 and 66.Pin 176 is outstanding from the outside of each wall 64 and 66, on the bar that is connected to quadratic crank mechanism, will describe described linkage mechanism in greater detail below.Pin 176 and pin 73 are coaxial.Like this, in the running of bearing assembly 60, produce minimum moment of flexure.
In the bearing assembly 60 each is installed on power cam 46 and 48, shown in Fig. 5 and 20 with being turned round.Power cam 46 and 48 has relative track 75 and 77, and bearing 70 and 72 is placed on track 75 and 77.In a preferred embodiment, wall 64 or 66 is detachably connected on supporting leg 65 and the top 68 by bolt 79.Like this, the sidewall that is connected thereto of bearing 70 and 72 can with therebetween bearing 70 and 72 and engage rail 75 and 77 be assembled together.
In a preferred embodiment, bearing is by preloaded spring device 81 preloads that reset shown in Figure 6.As shown in the figure, by preloaded spring 81 with the carriage 82 that resets is installed in motive bearing 70 on the pin 73 and the bearing 72 that will reset is installed on the pin 73.Because the groove 87 in the spring 81, bearing 72 is with respect to pin 73 and bearing 70 skews.Distance between the track 75 and 77 in opposite directions is slightly littler than the combined diameter of bearing 70 and 72 (Fig. 5).Like this, when mounted, bearing is by preload slightly.This guarantees always to contact and guarantee certain tolerance.In addition, spring 81 is allowed the motion between bearing 70 and 72, and can be with respect to track 75 and 77 constraint bearings 70 and 72.
When the burning in the actuating cylinder promotes air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 separately the time, rolling bearing 70 is compelled to be resisted against on the track 77 of power cam 46 and 48 and rolls thereon, so that they rotate around axis A.Rolling bearing 72 is as idle pulley, contact with 77 supporting with track 75 keeping, and when the momentum vector of each piston apparatus imposed on the accelerating force big (and towards piston head) of piston apparatus than power cam, rolling bearing 72 also helped to make power cam to rotate around axis A.Obviously, under other specific situation opposite situation may appear.Rolling bearing 70 is at the power stroke drive cam 46 and 48 of piston 38 and 40.The little rolling bearing or the bearing 72 that resets roll on the track 75 of power cam 46 and 48 respectively, with actuating air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40, thereby help to shift air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 onto bottom-end of stroke.Air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 are by shifting together (that is, when the momentum vector on the accelerating force vector ratio opposite direction of piston head is big) onto at the big bearing or the rolling bearing 70 that roll on the track 77 then.Under certain conditions, large-diameter roller bearing 70 can have enough energy air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 are positioned at the total travel place.Under other condition, little rolling bearing 72 can help air inlet and exhaust pition are navigated to lower dead centre.The profile of power cam 46 and 48 track 77 is set to have than the big slightly diameter of big bearing 70, thereby bearing outer ring will slide on cam face, make contact trace minimum, and when bearing servo-actuated during in the track radially aimed at, make the speed difference minimum of each section in the contact trace, thereby strengthen buffer function and prevent the contact of metal to metal.
Described bearing assembly can be supported by one or four connecting rod meanss 172 (Fig. 2) with turning round.Device 172 has four bar and bearings 178 (Fig. 2) that are installed on the pin 176 (Fig. 4) between the mounting rod 174 that is connected on the plate 170.Should be understood that bearing 178 is coaxial with pin 73 (Fig. 4) and bearing 70,72 (Fig. 4).Like this, in piston 38 and 40, there is not moment of flexure.Described quadratic crank mechanism 172 is converted into rotatablely moving of cam 46 and 48 with the linear motion of piston 38 and 40, and the active force that produces without any the piston by driving cam is passed to cylinder wall 98 by piston 38 and 40.
In Figure 19 and 20, also show four connecting rod meanss 172.Four connecting rod meanss 172 guiding pistons 38 and 40 of the present invention, and the lateral load of cam 46 and 48 is affacted on the some II at the some I at 180 places and 182 places.Because center linkage or bearing 178 have rotating center, so there is not the lateral load of cam 46 and 48 to be delivered to piston 38 and 40 and piston ring 130.Accurate relation is arranged, to provide the required straight line motion of piston ring 130 and piston 38,40 between the geometrical shape of connecting rod 184.Described pass is the length of member in four connecting rod meanss 172 and the position of immovable point 180,182.
For instance, in an engine design, piston 38 and 40 has 2.0 inches stroke.For the possible stroke outside permissible error and the scope of design, add 0.1 inch for the end points of each stroke.The length setting of each member is suitable for 2.2 inches stroke.The linkage mechanism that is used for motor will have following size:
Immovable point 180:X=1.7726, Y=0.880
Immovable point 182:X=-1.7726, Y=-0.880
Length of connecting rod 184:1.990 inch
When engine stroke increases in proportion or reduces, must keep the ratio of this tittle.Each member length and stroke be varied to linear scale.If stroke doubles, all values must double.In order to reduce the stress on each member, all connecting rods are in (in doubleshear) in the double shear.
Schematic representation among Fig. 8 A-8F shows the work cycle of motor best, and wherein Fig. 8 A represents to be in upper dead center.Fig. 8 B represents the power stroke circulation, and Fig. 8 C illustrates waste gas is discharged actuating cylinder, and Fig. 8 D-8E illustrates to main compression cylinder inflation and propulsion power cylinder, and Fig. 8 F represents the compression stroke circulation.
Shown in Fig. 8 A, air inlet and exhaust pition 38 and 40 are positioned at the upper dead center of their strokes, and air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 be positioned at the end and the power stroke of compression stroke, and in order to obtain suitable compression ratio, are arranged close to each other.Become obviously from the description of front, the air in the working portion of actuating cylinder or the pressing chamber 29 (volume between air inlet and the exhaust pition) is fully compressed, and the fuel quilt to produce outburst, forces the piston separation in time by fuel nozzle 30 importings.At this some place of circuit, breather check valve 85 is opened, and this is because the air on the one-way valve 85 upstream and downstream sides is under the identical pressure basically, perhaps import 86 and 88 and crossover connection import or inter-access piece 84 big slightly in the middle of the pressure ratio of upstream side.For the sealing of the chamber that keeps the continuous volume of piston 38 and 40 belows (comprising import 88,86 and air inlet inter-access piece 84) representative, use an O-ring seals 83.The sealing circle is also regulated the temperature difference between cylinder 36 and the plate 170.In addition, the pressure on air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 back side is similar, and this is because they are communicated with suction port 80 fluids through air inlet inter-access piece 84 and gas-entered passageway 86,88.Relief opening 90 is by exhaust pition 40 sealings.
With reference to Figure 21 of preferred embodiment, actuating cylinder 36 is radially supported by the O-ring seals 83 of a hypoelasticity coefficient, and is limited in the motor by the parts on the end plate.These parts and connecting rod 56 and 58 and end plate 170 in rod seal hole 190 keep concentric.The axial position of cylinder can be regulated by pad 251, to solve the error of machining member.Air inlet is identical with exhaust end plate 170, so pad 251 also is used to fill the zone at air inlet side upper spring 250 place, present position on exhaust end plate 170.
Against inlet end plate 170, described spring affacts on the exhaust end plate 170 at the other end actuating cylinder 36 by spring 250 loadings.Spring 250 (here for wavy spring) has the friction that is not intended to that enough spring forces overcome piston ring 130 on the actuating cylinder inwall 98 or piston skirt.
Then with reference to Fig. 8 B, when two pistons towards the stroke dead point, when promptly lower dead centre returned, one-way valve 85 was closed, so gas can not flow to suction port 80, and the pressure at air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 rears increases.The pressure of the products of combustion between the piston 38 and 40 in the pressing chamber 29 of actuating cylinder device 36 reduces.Relief opening 90 keeps closing at this some place of circuit.
Then with reference to Fig. 8 C, piston moves and towards the lower dead centre motion with still being separated from each other, and relief opening 90 opens, and gas-entered passageway 86 is prevented from being communicated with pressing chamber 29, and gas-entered passageway closed by one-way valve 85, so air can be mobile towards suction port 80.Therefore, suction pressure continues to increase under the effect of piston.Waste gas leaves pressing chamber.At this some place of circuit, the hydrodynamic pressure in the pressing chamber 29 of actuating cylinder device 36 reduces to its minimum rapidly.
Shown in Fig. 8 D, at the lower dead centre place of stroke, relief opening 90 is all opened, and gas-entered passageway 86 and 88 is communicated with fully with pressing chamber.By filling actuating cylinder under the certain pressure of allowing the air pressure in being higher than pressing chamber 29 that rests in the air inlet inter-access piece 84, this is to pressing chamber 29 scavengings of actuating cylinder device 36 or the pressing chamber 29 of purification actuating cylinder device 36.To know, before to 36 inflations of actuating cylinder device, the air of catching in the inter-access piece 84 by with combustion process in the exchange of products of combustion direct heat be preheated, the result increases the efficient of motor, this is because this allows that piston head moves under higher temperature, thereby allow high power density values, and the hot taper configuration of cylinder is lowered.But this percentaeg must be controlled, and is too greatly then harmful to entire engine efficient.
Can see that in Fig. 8 B and 8C the air that is closed in air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 rears cuts off by air inlet piston 38 and pressing chamber 29, and air inlet inter-access piece 84 only is communicated with the volume at air inlet and exhaust pition 38 and 40 rears.When piston still was in its power stroke, this air was by complete closed.Therefore, power stroke further compresses this air.From the schematic representation of Fig. 8 B, 8C and 8D as can be seen, because contiguous its end of travel of piston, so the motion of described air inlet piston and exhaust pition makes remaining main air produce very high pressure.
Fig. 8 E and 8F have described compression cycle, and wherein piston is activated towards upper dead center by power cam 46 and 48, and upper dead center is the transition point of power stroke (Fig. 8 A).When air inlet piston 38 with exhaust pition 40 moves towards each other and through suction port 86 and 88 and during relief opening 90, the air in the pressing chamber 29 of actuating cylinder is compressed, and pressure is increased, and locates to reach maximum value up to it in the end point of travel (upper dead center) of Fig. 8 A.When piston process suction port 86 and 88, the rear end of air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 keeps suction port pressure opened state, and because the back pressure of one-way valve 85 equals atmospheric pressure and bigger than the pressure of piston 38 and 40 belows, so these one-way valves stay open state, and air inlet piston 38 and exhaust pition 40 suction surrounding atmospheres.
Those of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that by changing the shape of power cam 46 and 48, can change the characteristic of motor.For example, by regulating the length of power cam 46 and 48 midplanes, can change acceleration, speed, discharging, power etc.
Should be understood that from the description of front motor 10 does not need valving, as be used to open and close the poppet valve of air inlet and relief opening that this is because these mouths in this motor open and close by air inlet and exhaust pition.
With reference to Fig. 7, main compression cylinder device illustrates at label 95 places, and it centers on cylinder 36 partly and comprises a main compression cylinder manifold 92, and this manifold is installed on the intake manifold 89 by tie bolt 93 and nut 91.Tie bolt 93 extends through air inlet inter-access piece 84.Actuating cylinder device 36 also will described in detail shown in Fig. 7 a below.In the disclosed embodiment, and breather check valve 85 (Fig. 8 A, 8B, 8C, 8D 8E) is leaf valve, it is installed in suction port 80 places of intake manifold 89.Tie bolt 93 and nut 91 link together actuating cylinder device 36 and main compressor 95 becomes an assembly.Each assembly is installed between the plate 170 (Fig. 9) then.Plate 170 then by with bolt to frame 12.
With reference to Fig. 7 C description actuating cylinder device 36 is installed in manifold 89 and 92 interior method for optimizing.Manifold 89 and 92 opening 94 have the groove 106 and 108 that is used to hold O shape circle.Manifold 89 and 92 and actuating cylinder device 36 between be the annular spring 112 and 114 of low radial load.As shown in the figure, spring 112 is preferably a kind of straight spring, and spring 114 is preferably a kind of V-arrangement spring.Show this V-arrangement spring among Fig. 7 D in more detail.Spring 114 is preferably made by a ring inner sleeve tube 115 is brazed on the ring-shaped jacket tube 117 at one end 119.Spring 112 and 114 is preferably made by the material of low heat conductivity.In Fig. 7 C, spring 112 and 114 is fixed on the cylinder assembly 36 by pin 116, more specifically says so, and is fixed on second pipe 102.Pin 116 preferably is press fitted in the opening of actuating cylinder device 36, specifically, is press fitted in second pipe 102.As for spring 102, in manifold, also be provided with an opening and come pin-receiving 116.Spring 112 and 114 and the use of O shape circle suitable seal is provided, but also consider the balance of elasticity coefficient between the connector element.Another O shape circle 110 is installed between plate 170 and the actuating cylinder device 36 to finish sealing.A pad shown in this figure.
With reference to Fig. 7 B, intake manifold 20 or air collector are connected to intake manifold 89 by suction tude 24.
With reference to Fig. 7 A and Figure 10 actuating cylinder device 36 is described.Actuating cylinder device 36 is made of three kinds of different materials, to stop and to be convenient to heat transfer, particularly makes cylinder keep suitable constant and even along the temperature of its whole length.Crucial is that the actuating cylinder temperature keeps evenly as much as possible, in case 36 distortion of stopping power cylinder assembly.If the same with common internal combustion engine, temperature cylinder fails to keep evenly, and the diameter of cylinder 36 can change so, causes wearing and tearing, piston ring gas leakage, loss in efficiency etc.; And in the present invention, address the above problem with pneumatic bearing, described bearing will be described in greater detail below.The common internal combustion engine cylinder produces the taper distortion in the zone expansion of heat.By temperature cylinder is remained in the narrower scope along its length, tangible taper configuration can not appear.
As understandable, the temperature of cylinder 36 will be than the height in the ordinary internal combustion engine.For a variety of reasons, this can not throw into question to this motor.Cylinder 36 does not comprise the oil as oiling agent, and it uses air, and thermal mass and thermal conductance heating rate are low, and the frictional heat that is produced by piston lateral load and oily shearing force is not a problem for this motor.Therefore, higher temperature is an acceptable.Key is the heat that burns and produced along the length allocation of cylinder 36 in basic mode uniformly.
Realize heat distribution by in cylinder 36, using three kinds of different materials.First kind of material is steel, is preferably A286.In the disclosed embodiment, use steel pipe 100.Shown in Fig. 7 A, suction port 86 is formed in the pipe 100.This material has high α (thermal expansion coefficient) and low heat conductivity.Being installed in pipe around 100 is second pipe 102 that is made of copper.Should be understood that pipe 102 needn't be tubulose, but can be for strip material etc.Pipe 102 is that install two-part and contiguous firing chamber, is in the firing chamber to form a gap between described two-part.Copper has high α and high heat conductivity.The third material is a kind of stainless steel sleeve 104, and it is installed in around the firing chamber and the local pipe 102 that covers.This sleeve 104 has low α and low-down heat conductivity.
For this structure, the heat that produces in the firing chamber is mainly stopped by sleeve 104.Absorb most of heat in the sleeve 104 by the copper pipe 102 that leads downwards.Copper pipe 102 is high thermal conductivity, and it promptly makes any heat and the temperature normalization of cylinder between the cold junction 100 farthest of combustion zone of transmitting from the sleeve 104 of low heat conductivity.Therefore, this structure makes the taper configuration minimum that thermal stress causes.Stainless steel sleeve 104 reduces the taper configuration at place, (if can not eliminate) firing chamber because of its very high α, and because its low heat conductivity and block heat.Like this, be lowered or eliminate along the taper configuration between the different thermal regions of cylinder 36, and at the place, firing chamber, in the incipient stage of power stroke, heat is maintained in the firing chamber, in power stroke, it can provide diligent.Be to be further noted that relative α is crucial, so that sleeve is maintained under the different temperature and heat gradient to the Mechanical Contact of sleeve.In the preferred embodiment, Mechanical Contact is the main cause that heat is concentrated, and brazing only has minor effect.Obviously, for the ordinary skill in the art, surface of contact or the brazing/welding of using other machinery to limit also can obtain same effect.
With reference to Figure 11 and 13, piston apparatus 120 will be described.In a preferred embodiment, piston apparatus 120 comprises a piston head 122, an annular combination top 124, annular combination bottom 126, one piston base 128 and a piston ring 130.The various members of forming piston apparatus 120 are fixed together by the bolt (not shown), and described bolt inserts in the projection 132 through projection 134, and wherein projection 132 is extended from piston head 122, and projection 134 is extended from piston base 128.Projection 132 extends through the opening 136 of annular combination top 124 and bottom 126. Projection 132 and 134 and bolt allow that once more elasticity coefficient is controlled.
The radiation heat that produces during these overlapped surfaces 142 and 144 protection cylinders are avoided burning, and radiation heat is enclosed in the described firing chamber.Be appreciated that described overlapped surfaces can have different shapes.For example, protruding part 142 can be positioned on the air inlet piston 38, and part 144 can be positioned on the piston 40.
In order further to control the burning in the motor 10, a fuel spray chamber 164 is set in piston head.The length in this chamber 164 is bigger than width, with along the route guidance fuel of perfect combustion and guarantee do not have liquid fuel contact solid surface before the burning.
Still with reference to Figure 11 and 12, piston ring 130 of the present invention is preferably a kind of opening piston ring with hydrostatic lifting bag 244.Pressurized air flows in the bag 244 of the circumferentially spaced that is formed in each opening piston ring through minor diameter swan-neck 148.Swan-neck 148 is roughly U-shaped, to allow certain elastic bending rate.Spring tube 148 is filled in the center air manifold 150, and described manifold holds the pressurized air of being carried from piston base 128 by pipe.Pressurized air is from connecting rod 56 and 58 openings that flow into the manifold 150.Referring to Figure 13, one keeps wall 154 to accept the free end of swan-neck 148, and they pass through Sealing 158 again, fill in then in the ring 130.Referring to Figure 11,12 and 13.Keep wall 154 to have a plurality of grooves 156 that are used for adopter 148 and Sealing 158.Groove 156 is allowed laterally moving of pipe 148.Sealing 158 has a panel 160 and long body 162.Body 162 adopters 148 also are assemblied in the groove 156, panel 160 joined walls 154.Long body 162 is as effective Sealing of groove 156 interior and relative pipes 148.Opening in the panel sealing groove 156.The combination of this encapsulating method stops the chamber of combustion air from piston 38 and 40 to spill.
The air of being supplied with by pipe 148 flows into the lifting bag 244 that encircles in 130, so that piston 38 and 40 is lifted away from cylinder wall.Bag 244 preferably uniformly-spaced is provided with along the circumference of piston ring, thus relative cylinder compression ring of the air that enters and positioning piston additionally.Each is managed 148 and is become U-shaped by general curved, and one end be fixed to piston, the other end is fixed to piston ring, so pressure in the pipe and the stress in the tube wall will produce a power, this power will make the relative actuating cylinder wall of piston and piston ring separate together with the hydrostatic lifting force and float.Pipe 148 is made by proper flexibility and elastic material (metal or composite), and described material has the good characteristic of being obedient to, and comes suitably to load to piston ring thereby have enough elasticity coefficient, just as top firm description.
Become obviously from the description of front, be used for the air lubrication and the cooling piston ring of hydrostatic bearing, and a spot of combustion air is provided in addition.In addition, hydrostatic bearing floats piston and piston ring, and this helps to make lateral load and minimise friction.Also utilize four push and pull system to eliminate lateral load.The centering effect of hydrostatic bearing also helps to make the gas leakage between ring and the cylinder minimum.
Air floating piston ring (air bearing piston ring brief note is ABPR) 130 is a kind of low quality airflow apparatus, still, the more important thing is, only needs 100～200 pounds/square inch (psig) to turn round.These lower actuation pressures bring some advantages.The one, (for example, corresponding with the cylinder of 50hp, the power that is used for supplying with this air is 0.6～3.2hp) to the loss of low-down additional power.Secondly, with atmospheric compressed to 100 or 200psig cause less heat to be added in the air.Therefore, its temperature does not increase substantially.So, improved the value of pressurized air as the freezing mixture of piston ring 130.This allows the higher power of appearance before the material limit that reaches ring 130 again.
Realize lower actuation pressure by groove 242 around support pouch (support pocket) 244.These grooves 242 are communicated with the low voltage side (for example relative with combustion side side) of piston 38 and 40.Groove 242 is made of peripheral groove 246 and bypass 248.Groove 248 is under the lower pressure usually, therefore brings into play the air supporting effect.The lifting capacity maximum of the actuation pressure that provides in order to make, but the relative circumference maximization of the flow region of bag 244.
During dynamically burning, wherein in this process, above air floating piston ring 130, cause very high pressure, comprise one group of very complicated activity, they are more effectively controlled by the ABPR of this new design and optimization.For example, this ABPR that works in the 50hp cylinder will provide .00090 with the supply pressure of 100psig～200psig " ring-cylinder gap; wherein encircling 130 tops is Opsig, and in the gap of the low .00010 of top dead center burning place " or even .00000 ", if design needs.But, at .00000 " gap location, must take special care to make a plan for minimal wear, described wearing and tearing will finally appear at very near in this zone of upper dead center.When its reason was to burn, the hydrostatic lifting force must be quite big, so that piston ring is lifted away from cylinder.
This lifting force during the burning must be big, because opposite position is the load of air supply pipe 204 and the clean firing pressure of ring 130 dorsal parts.The firing pressure that encircles 130 front sides is not crucial, because the useful area of its bump is littler than the firing pressure zone of dorsal part.This zone, front side is represented by the surfaces A among Figure 22.This net pressure is radially outer to be promoted ABPR and reduces ring-cylinder gap.In addition, any high pressure combustion is leaked (gas leakage) by groove 242 short circuit promptly, and prevents to blow back in the inclusion.This short-circuit conditions keeps the air fed cooling effect in ABPR place, prevents that products of combustion from polluting pad/inclusion, and guarantees the high frequency response that changes in the relative equilibrium of forces of ABPR elevator system.
This wearing and tearing are owing to following reason but minimum: do not have the piston lateral load, occur 0 under low-down velocity of piston " gap (seat-out), and wear extent is the function of frictional force and speed differential.
Air floating piston ring 130 is by air rather than oil lubrication.The purpose of piston ring 130 is that the leakage of firing pressure is minimized, and this need encircle 130 and cylinder wall 98 between very little radial clearance.Gap between piston ring 130 and the wall 98 is little, and just even as big as floating load, i.e. piston 38 and 40 degree.The characteristic feature of piston ring 130 is self-regulations.For example, if too many air spills around described lifting bag or support pouch 244, so described gap reduces with the reduction gas flow rate, thereby equates with air supply rate.On the contrary, if the air that spills from the edge of lifting bag 244 very little, then air pressure increases and promotes load, to obtain suitable air flows.Have been found that this and functional clearance air floating piston ring 130 are little and be positioned at suitable scope, so that the acceptable firing pressure upper limit to be provided.This gap-like is similar to the typical radial clearance of oil when separating piston ring and cylinder wall, and the more important thing is that described gap is provided with between two parties around piston.Common having in the oily piston, the piston lateral load produces the degree of eccentricity, and this degree of eccentricity has increased gas leakage.Therefore, be equivalent to decentered distribution, the oil-overflow gap of oil lubrication piston and piston-ring packing on this gap function little, that be full of air.
Have a kind of optimum organization of functional variable, sealing contacts with the minimized friction of in fact not having wearing and tearing in order to offer the best.The primary variables of control piston ring 130 functions is:
1. secondary air supply pressure is to the pressure differential=Δ Ps of piston ring bag sinking pressure
2. air flows rate #/second=Qs
3. an air bag area and a bag quantity A
N
4. girth (the P around the airbag
L)
5. elasticity coefficient (the K of piston ring
R)
6. the elasticity coefficient of the air supply pipe of setting by the crooked size of biasing and preload (k
t)
7. friction factor (the f between piston groove bottom land and the piston ring packing surface
G)
8. air flow area (the A in the air supply pipe
t)
9. low pressure groove size and the degree of depth (A around the piston ring bag
s)
10. the annular radial gap (R of piston ring and cylinder
C)
11. firing pressure maximum value and scope
12.Qs=suspension air-flow
Gap=f (Δ Ps, Qs, A
N, K
R, k
t, f
g, A
t, A
s, P
c, μ, A
CI, A
CD)
13. be exposed to the ring internal diameter area A under the firing pressure
CI
14. be exposed to the ring external diameter area A under the firing pressure
CD
All variablees of listing above are adjustable, to satisfy different needs.For various needs, there is a kind of combination of optimum to make wearing and tearing or leak minimum.For example, grind fuel (abrasive fuel) if desired, can regulate these variablees so,, increase air leakage simultaneously a little in whole stroke so that piston ring floats on the air film.Maximum and gas leakage is minimum for efficient, when being exposed to the high pressure that the top dead center initial combustion produced, the ring sealing surfaces will contact cylinder.In order to make the wearing and tearing minimum of contact area, cylinder can be provided with suitable coating in the very short stroke range of top dead center, at the remainder stroke place piston ring is floated, thereby it is little to wear and tear.Ring and the intensity of cylinder contact pressure and, or the running length with contact is adjustable.For example, only increasing secondary air pressure Δ Ps will reduce the length of stroke of high piston ring contact pressure and reduce contact pressure slightly.
With reference to Figure 14-16 rod seal assembly 188 is described.Rod seal assembly 188 is with respect to the 190 packed-piston bars of the opening in the plate 170 or connecting rod 56 and 58.To-and-fro motion in the black box 188 of connecting rod 56 and 58 in being installed on opening 190.
Black box 188 is so constructed, and with relative opening 190 seal bar 56 and 58, and allows bar 56 and 58 and a little lateral movement of black box 188 relative plates 170.Black box 188 has a frame 192 and two inner housings 194 and 196.Described housing is secured together with snap ring 198.Should be understood that and to use single housing, but make, use three independently housings in order to be easy to.In order to use high-grade Sealing, in single-piece is installed, will make Sealing twist into outside its limit of elasticity and reduce their sealing validity and serviceability.(should also be noted that for certain production environment and certain and use, can use to be over molded on Sealing engineering material on every side).Described housing comprises Sealing 199, and described Sealing 199 is sealed on the connecting rod.One O shape circle 202 be installed between housing 194 and 196 and common housing 192 and 196 in groove.The 2nd O shape circle 202 is installed between plate 170 and the housing 192.The 2nd O shape is enclosed 202 common sparings and is formed on groove in these members.Have common groove and support some motions that O shape circle is allowed better sealing and relative sealing component, and the vibration that provides high confining force to resist bar 56 and 58, because in fact O shape circle is in the pure shear.
The air supply pipe 204 that is used for pressurized air is supplied with ring 130 is described with reference to Figure 17.Air supply pipe 204 is connected to bearing assembly 60.Assembly 60 has internal channel, and it is used for air is directed to connecting rod 56 and 58, and described connecting rod has the passage 206 that is used for air is introduced manifold 150.Pipeline 204 has a connection piece 208, is used for bearing assembly pipeline 210 is connected to frame pipe 212.Frame pipe 212 is connected on housing 12 and the pressurized air supply source.One AN connector 211 is used for pipe 212 is connected to housing 12.Link 208 has a long body, and this body has O shape circle chamber 216.Long body helps sealing, because long tube is arranged in slotted hole leakage is minimized.Use O shape circle further to reduce leakage.As a result, in the time of connector 208 sealing against leakage, allow pipe 210 because motion in bearing assembly 60 and with respect to pipe 212 motions or move back and forth.
With reference to Figure 18,220 go out to show cam 46 and 48 and output or running shaft 14 between connection.In the disclosed embodiment, the connection at 220 places is to finish by the wheel tooth 222 on cam and the axle.In addition, disc 230 has been shown among Figure 18.Disc 230 is preferably the part of cam 46 and 48.Disc 230 extends along running shaft 14.In most preferred design, disc 230 is one to have the hollow tube in some holes, and described pore volume is permitted oil and is thrown out of, with lubricated bearing assembly 60.Described hole is towards bearing assembly 60.Oil is supplied with disc 230 by supplying pipe 232.Pipe 233 is connected on oil conservator and the pump, oil is directed to disc 230.
With reference to Figure 21 shaft sealing pipe 234 of the present invention is described.Shaft sealing pipe 234 and running shaft 14 are concentric and hold running shaft.Shaft sealing pipe 234 is connected between the end plate 170.Sealed pipe 234 is cylindric, and its two ends have flange 236.Pipe 234 is sealed on each end plate 170 by O shape circle 236.Pipe 234 needs of having eliminated the sealing between the running shaft 14 of fixed charge method end plate and rotation.Sealed pipe 234 also provides the supporting of end plate 170 and has increased rigidity.End plate 170 is supported by central housing 238 and support housing 240 in outer radius.Central authorities' housing 238 and support housing 240 define frame device 12.End plate 170 is supported by shaft sealing pipe 234 in inner radius.Load from piston 38 and 40 is delivered to end plate 170.Because end plate 170 is supported at place, inside and outside footpath, so the skew of connecting rod mounting points 180 and 182 is minimized.It is important that connecting rod mounting points 180 and 182 skew minimize for the straight line motion that remains connected to the bearing assembly 60 on piston 38 and 40.
Although invention has been described with reference to specific embodiment, persons of ordinary skill in the art may appreciate that under the situation that does not depart from the scope and spirit of the present invention, can carry out the variation on various forms and the details.
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1. combustion cylinders that is used for internal-combustion engine comprises:
First member that limits by first hollow tube with predetermined length, the size and dimension of described first hollow tube is set to be suitable for holding at least one pistons reciprocating within it, described first hollow tube limits a firing chamber with high thermal expansion coefficient and low heat conductivity, and fuel and AIR MIXTURES can be introduced in this firing chamber and be compressed and light;
Second member with high thermal expansion coefficient and high heat conductivity and contiguous described first member;
One has the described firing chamber of low thermal expansion coefficient and low heat conductivity and contiguous described first hollow tube and is arranged on the 3rd member around described first hollow tube,
Wherein, described first, second interacts to reduce the taper configuration of described first member along described predetermined length with the 3rd member, promptly at first by holding the heat in the described firing chamber and reduce the expansion of described firing chamber by described the 3rd member, then by guiding the heat that produces in the described firing chamber and distribute described heat, to keep even substantially along the temperature of the described first member length along described first member by described second member.
2. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described second member extends to the position of a contiguous described firing chamber.
3. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described second member is limited around second hollow tube that described first hollow member is provided with one heart by a rhizosphere.
4. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described second member is made of copper.
5. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described the 3rd member is made by stainless steel.
6. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described first member has the predetermined length that is suitable for holding two opposed pistonss, described first member has two ends and a central part, described firing chamber is positioned at the central part of described first member substantially, and described second member is located opening and extended to the two end part of described first member along described first member in described firing chamber.
7. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: described second member comprises at least two independent parts, and each parts extends to each end of described first member from contiguous described firing chamber.
8. combustion cylinders as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: described the 3rd member centers on described first member at place, described firing chamber.
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